I hate anonymity

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There was a time that I wanted things to be quite private, but now that I have seen how people are when they are anonymous I want it almost outlawed.

All the hackers I have heard of were completely anonymous through hiding their IPs. People in anonymity badmouth one another just because they can, same for being selfish. Online gamers spam attacks and take the game as a thing that is competitive when it should be fun. People use it to spread lies for the hell of it. I really hate how most people have level 1 Kohlberg morality.

Maybe we can set up a system that people get more anonymity as they are able to handle it somehow. No clue how it'd be set up.

On the other hand, it's comforting to know you can let off some steam every now and then on these forums, without everyone knowing who you are and in some cases who you are talking about. Not that I suspect many of my friends would come here, but you get my point. Anonymity has it's pro's and con's, like everything.

in the batman movie theres that moment where Batman says, "if you're going to work alone, wear a mask." and I dont remember how the rest goes, but he says its to protect the people closest to you.

If anonymity were outlawed, we wouldn't hear about a lot of bad things (like corruption or illegality) inside institutions and corporations. People also wouldn't be able to let off steam about issues in their lives like their jobs, or their families, or bad neighbours, or their pornography/sexual habits and so on.

Anonymity is a neutral device. It can be used for good or bad, but anonymity on its own is very useful.